Lost Chao Guide

L O S T C H A O G U I D E
T a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
1. Introduction
2. Lost Chao
A. Sonic Mission 3
a. City Escape
b. Metal Harbor
c. Green Forest
d. Pyramid Cave
e. Crazy Gadget
f. Final Rush
B. Shadow Mission 3
a. Radical Highway
b. White Jungle
c. Sky Rail
d. Final Chase
C. Tails Mission 3
a. Prison Lane
b. Mission Street
c. Hidden Base
d. Eternal Engine
D. Eggman Mission 3
a. Iron Gate
b. Sand Ocean
c. Lost Colony
d. Weapons Bed
e. Cosmic Wall
E. Knuckles Mission 3
a. Wild Canyon
b. Pumpkin Hill
c. Aquatic Mine
d. Death Chamber
e. Meteor Herd
F. Rouge Mission 3
a. Dry Lagoon
b. Egg Quarters
c. Security Hall
d. Mad Space
3. Cannon's Core Mission 3
A. Tails
B. Eggman
C. Rouge
D. Knuckles
E. Sonic
4. End
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Section 1.
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
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Hey there. I decided to make an FAQ for the lost chao, because when I was
looking for them, I noticed that there were absolutely no lost chao in-depth
FAQs! And a lot of people are asking for the lost chao on the boards so...
I finally got all the lost chao, and now I decided to make a guide to help
you get all of them. I know it can sometimes be hard to find them and it took
me a long time before getting all of them so I tried to make my FAQ as
detailed and helpful I could. Hope you will enjoy my FAQ and it will help
you finding all the lost chao!
~WishingTikal on 06/10/02
Hiya all, I'm back... four years later! That FAQ was my first one, so it's very
special to me. I decided to update it a bit, because considering it was my very
first FAQ, it was obviously not my most well written one (although it does is
my most detailed and in-depth one, it even surprises me how detailed I went in
my explanations!). I'm not changing the layout, since it's part of the
nostalgia, but I'll correct all those little mistakes here and there, and try
to make it clearer. I'm glad it helped so many people, and thanks for your
support. I hope you'll keep using and enjoying it.
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Section 2.
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L O S T C H A O
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I finally got all 180 emblems (hey, I'm not bragging!) so all the A Ranks for
the third missions. I would have liked to add the ways of getting all the A
Ranks for the lost chao missions, but I never really had the time to. Anyways,
there is only and only one trick: get to the lost chao the fastest you can, so
know the level by heart. But of course, I wrote down all the times you need to
beat to get an A Rank on the third missions for every single level. For certain
missions, you will need to have specific character's upgrades (like the Mystic
Meldoy) in order to find the lost chao. If you don't have them, you will not be
able to reach the lost chao. If you need one of them, please consult the
Upgrade FAQ (on GameFAQs.com). Good luck.
Mission 3 : Find the lost Chao
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A. S O N I C
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A.a. CITY ESCAPE
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Upgrade needed : Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 2:30*
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Some people seem to have trouble finding this one but it's really easy. After
you reach the park area ( checkpoint 2 ), you will go through a loop and then
run down a building. Press the A button to jump so you fall off the building
instead of running down it. You will land near springs. Walk a little forward
until you come to a tree, then turn left. There you will see an ancient shrine
so play Mystic Melody near it and a spring will appear on top of it. Jump on
the spring and grab the pulley above. Press A to jump on the next pulley, then
jump on the spring and grab the other pulley and repeat the same until you
see a beetle enemy with an electric field around it. Wait until it disappears
and homing attack ( A+A ) that beetle. You will fall on a spring and then grab
another pulley. Now a pole will be in front of you, so jump on it and press
A while you are spinning upward so you will jump towards the building. Stay
close to the wall and while falling, enter the opening in the wall. Here is
the lost Chao.
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A.b. METAL HARBOR
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Upgrades needed : Bounce Bracelet
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 0:50*
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This one is pretty simple. When you get to an area with planes launching
bombs, go at the extremity of the area before the row of rings, and look on
your left. You will notice four hangars. In the bottom middle one, there is
a chao box. In the hangar on top of this one you will see an ancient shrine.
Bounce using A+B buttons to reach this hangar and play Mystic Melody next to
the ancient shrine. A floating platform will appear in front of you. Jump on
it and then at the right, on the hangar. There should be some floating
platforms in the air over the sea. Bounce on the first one above you, then
use the homing attack ( A+A ) in direction of the next platform. Be careful
not to fall. Home attack to reach the last one and then a last time on the
structure with red boxes on it in the water. Go at the end of it on the
yellow footbridge and grab the lost chao.
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A.c. GREEN FOREST
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Upgrades needed : Bounce Bracelet
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 1:30*
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Another easy one. Right before reaching checkpoint 3, you should be in an area
with a lot of big red flowers. Go up the little hill where a green tree trunk is
lying on the ground (an animal is next to it) and take a look below, at the left
extremity of the hill. Down there you will see an ancient shrine. Jump down to
it and play Mystic Melody. Floating platforms will appear. Instead of jumping on
the first platform, go back up where the red flowers are. Walk a little forward
next to the second floating platform and jump on this one. Then, bounce ( A+B )
up to reach the third platform. Now be careful. Jump a little to your right,
where you can see two beetle enemies. Press A to home attack the first beetle.
No need to home attack the second one. Just hold the stick forward to land on a
platform next to the lost chao.
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A.d. PYRAMID CAVE
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Upgrades needed : Bounce Bracelet
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 3:50*
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Next to checkpoint 3, you have surely notice an ancient shrine, but it's not
the right one, so don't mind it and keep going until you see another ancient
shrine. You can't miss it, don't worry, it's right on your way (just before a
row of rings and a loop). Play Mystic Melody on it and a spring will appear on
the right edge. Jump on the spring and you'll land near a wire fencing, but
don't mind it. Instead, go through the passageway. Hit the hourglass switch and
bounce ( A+B ) up on the pole above you. You will have to be very quick. Swing
on these three poles and if you make it in time, you will land in front of the
half close door. (If not, make your way back on the poles to the hourglass and
try again.) Quickly go through the half close door to reach the lost chao.
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A.e. CRAZY GADGET
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Upgrades needed : Bounce Bracelet
Light Shoes
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 5:00*
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When you reach the area with colored block platforms ( checkpoint 5 ), press
the first gravity switch you see and you will now be on a purple block. Go to
the left and follow the trail of rings to another gravity switch. Press it and
you will land on a green block. Go left, then down and jump on the black
boxes. Bounce ( A+B ) on these to reach the top and another gravity switch.
Press it and you will land on a yellow block. Turn left, then continue your way
up. Home attack ( A+A ) the beetle enemy you see there to land on a blue
block. Make your way right and press the gravity switch there. You are now on
the yellow block. Watch out for the blue enemy on this block. If you go right
you will find a shield capsule. Then go back where the blue enemy was and press
the gravity switch. Jump on the spring and hold the stick down to fall on the
other side of the yellow block. Go down and hit the spring. Light dash through
the line of rings to land on the ramp. Now you should be on a green block. Go
upward and use the spring to reach the purple block. On your right is a line of
rings so light dash through it. Once on the blue block, press the gravity
switch. On the purple block, make your way right and then down. You should come
to a switch with a star on it (the round white one). Press the gravity switch
next to it to land on the red block. Watch out for another blue enemy. Press
the switch on your left to fall on the purple block. Go to the end of the
platform and you will finally see the ancient shrine. Play Mystic Melody next
to it and light dash through the row of rings that just appeared. Make sure to
hold the stick forward while light dashing to carefully land on the red block.
Once there, watch out for the two flying beetle enemies that are homing at you.
The lost chao is waiting for you straight ahead on a ledge of the platform.
If you're going for the A Rank, Link Eiyu has a faster method of reaching the
lost chao:
When you get into the gravity chamber/block room with all the switches, press
the first switch in the room. You'll end up on the purple block. From there,
run towards the second switch. But INSTEAD OF PRESSING IT, jump to the right,
onto the red block. This should shave a good 30 seconds off your time to get
there. From there, proceed as normal by hitting the gravity switch to your
left, landing you back on the purple block. Then go to the shrine and play the
Mystic Melody and light dash on the line of rings that appears.
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A.f. FINAL RUSH
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Upgrades needed : Light Shoes
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 4:15*
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After checkpoint 5, at a certain point, you will grind up a railing and hit a
spring, then land near a purple railing and a orange one. Get on the purple
railing. I suggest you hitting the sixth checkpoint in front of you before
continuing because you can easily die here. After hitting checkpoint 6, go
back to the ancient shrine next to the purple railing. Play Mystic Melody and
floating platforms should appear; go on them. Now this can get pretty tricky.
Try to use the homing attack ( A+A ) onto the purple railing with a red "X" in
front of you to climb it up. Crouch on it to gain some speed. The only trick I
can give you is to jump while holding the stick forward when the railing is
straight. Once you make your way to the top of the railing, follow the path to
another ancient shrine. Play Mystic Melody and then light dash through the row
of rings that just appeared. Then, another hard part. Make your way through
all these orange railings carefully until you reach a tunnel. Go through the
tunnel and destroy the blue enemy. Then, home attack ( A+A ) on the railing
and crouch to get to the top of it (it can take a few tries). In the center of
the room is the lost chao.
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B. S H A D O W
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B.a. RADICAL HIGHWAY
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Upgrade needed : Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 2:30*
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After checkpoint 2, you will go across two loops, then you will run down to a
ramp. Make sure to press A while on it to bounce on a spring and finally on
another road. Once there, destroy the robot enemy and jump on the pole. Press
A while upward to land on the moving lifts. Then wait for the beetle enemy to
drop its electric field and home attack ( A+A ) it and then the two others.
Destroy the robot enemy ahead and jump on the springs. You should now be on
the upper part of the bridge. There should be a golden beetle here. Head left
(or right) towards the side of the bridge where Omochao is. From now on, read
carefully. People always have trouble understanding what to do. Next to
Omochao is a bridge rail with rings on it. DO NOT go on this one. So, on the
OTHER SIDE of Omochao is another bridge rail (on the OPPOSITE side of the one
with rings). There is no rings on this one. This one takes you to the opposite
side. So instead of grinding forward, you go BACKWARDS. I repeat, BACKWARDS.
So, get on the rail going backwards and crouch to gain speed. You will land on
the other part of the bridge and in the middle is an ancient shrine. Play
Mystic Melody and floating platforms will appear, so jump on these and you'll
reach the lost chao.
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B.b. WHITE JUNGLE
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Upgrade needed : Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 3:20*
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An easy one. At a certain point of the level (after the third checkpoint) you
will come to a chao container with three capsules behind it. Jump on the
spring. You should now be in front of a slingshot. But do not jump onto it.
Head to the opposite direction of it. You will see the shadow of a weight trap
above you, but don't worry, continue your way to the ancient shrine. Play Mystic
Melody next to it and floating platforms will appear. Jump on the ancient shrine
and then on the platforms. On the third one, you will see a beetle enemy. Home
attack ( A+A ) it and land on the platform. Now jump onto the slingshot, then on
another one. Home attack the next beetle enemy but watch out for its electric
field. Other beetle enemies will appear after you hit it so do not go too fast.
Home attack all of them in a row. The lost chao is on the next platform.
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B.c. SKY RAIL
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Upgrades needed : Air Shoes
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 1:10*
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Before checkpoint 2, there are two black containers and a wooden box. Behind
those is an ancient shrine so play Mystic Melody on it. Light dash through
the line of rings that just appeared and there will now be a spring lift in
front of you. Home attack ( A+A ) it to go up. Repeat the same thing with
the other spring lift. You are now on a round platform and in the center is
another higher round platform with fences around it so you won't be able to
climb it. Go left (or right) and watch out for the flying robot enemy firing
at you. You will find a spring lift so home attack it and destroy the flying
robot enemy in front of you. Then, use the other spring lift and carefully
jump on the platform with the lost chao on it.
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B.d. FINAL CHASE
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Upgrades needed : Air Shoes
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 4:30*
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If you find an ancient shrine at the beginning of the level (somewhere after
checkpoint 2), then it's not the right one so continue your way until
checkpoint 6. You will pass through some horizontal cylinders with springs on
them and blue enemies. Then you will use a pulley to go up, destroy a blue
enemy, and land on a vertical cylinder. There is a panel on this cylinder to
keep you from spinning around it. On top of this cylinder is a spring and next
to it is a pulley. Do NOT jump on the spring. Grab the pulley to go up to a
platform with an ancient shrine on it. Play Mystic Melody and a line of rings
should appear on the other side of this platform. Light dash through those
rings and you should land on a floating platform. Jump on the other platform
with a 10 rings capsule on it. Don't jump on the spring on this platform, go
on the cylinder instead. Watch out for the meteors and the electric fields
while you make your way to the top. Once on top, grab the pulley. It will bring
you to the lost chao.
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C. T A I L S
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C.a. PRISON LANE
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Upgrades needed : Booster
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 2:00*
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After checkpoint 2, you go through a tunnel and then you end up in a wide area.
Before entering the next tunnel, look next to it. There is an elevator on the
ground so go on it and it will take you up to the tunnel's roof. Once on it,
rotate the camera around and you will notice an ancient shrine on a platform
below. Hover to it and play Mystic Melody so a spring will appear on the ancient
shrine. Jump on it and you will land on a platform with a lot of beetle enemies.
Destroy them all and the door of one of the cells will open. The lost chao is
inside them.
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C.b. MISSION STREET
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Upgrades needed : Booster
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 3:20*
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Right before checkpoint 3, don't go on the road you usually go on. Instead of
that, go the opposite direction of the checkpoint. Next to the edge of the
road, you will notice a lift. Go on it and it will bring you down below on
a platform with a balloon and an ancient shrine on it. Play Mystic Melody and
a warp will appear above it. Jump into it and it will bring you on another
platform next to a road below. On the side of this road are lifts you can
now go on. Hover to the first lift, destroy the robot enemy, hover to the
second one and make your way to the top of the lifts. Destroy the flying robot
enemy and pick up the lost chao.
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C.c. HIDDEN BASE
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Upgrades needed : Booster
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 2:50*
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Somewhere after checkpoint 2, you will come to a strange looking door with an
ancient shrine next to it. You can't miss it. Once you find it, play Mystic
Melody so the door will open. Enter the new area and jump down below on one
of the platforms in the quicksand. Try destroying the flying robot enemies
before jumping down or they will be a pain. Once down, you will see a passage
leading to a new room. Hover to it and destroy the flying robot enemy. There
is a pulley in the center of the room so hover towards it and grab it. Once
up, destroy the flying robot enemy and jump on the platform with the lost chao
on your right. If you miss it, there are springs on each side of the platform
to jump there and get to the lost chao.
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C.d. ETERNAL ENGINE
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Upgrades needed : Booster
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 2:45*
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After the first checkpoint, you must open a locked door by hitting the door
switch (the round white one with a star on it). Once you get past this now
unlocked door, you end up outside in the space. In front of you is a long
footbridge. Instead of going on it, jump at the left of it. You should land on
a platform with an ancient shrine. Play Mystic Melody and floating platforms
will appear. Jump from platform to platform until you reach a different
platform. Jump on it and it will take you up to another floating platform.
Go on it and then hover to a moving platform below. There is now a door in
front of you so hover to it. Once inside, don't destroy the first blue enemy
you see or all the doors will blow up with him. Go past it by jumping to avoid
his arm attack. Destroy the second blue enemy though. Go through the door to
end up outside again. Jump on the cages and then hover to the moving platform.
Below is a door surrounded by a security laser field. Hover above those lasers
to avoid them and reach the door. The lost chao is inside the room.
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D. E G G M A N
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D.a. IRON GATE
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Upgrades needed : Jet Engine
Large Cannon
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 2:00*
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After checkpoint 2, you go through a tunnel, then you burst open a door and
you end up in a wide area. The camera will rotate to show you the path at the
right. But instead of going that way, head straight ahead from where you came
out. There is a big beige horizontal pipe and a spring on it. The spring takes
you to a platform with a steel container. Break it to reveal another spring.
This one takes you to another platform with a capsule and three springs. Jump
on these to land on another big pipe. Follow the path of rings to reach the
next pipe by hovering. You will see a pulley in the middle of the way to the
next pipe. Don't hover to this pipe though. Jump in direction of the pulley
and you will end up on a platform below with an ancient shrine. Play Mystic
Melody so floating platforms will appear. Be careful not to fall while jumping
on those or you will not be able to reach these pipes again. Once on the last
platform, hover to another floating platform under the pulley. The pulley will
take you to another wide area. Head right in this new area and at the end you
will find another ancient shrine. Play Mystic Melody to make other floating
platforms appear. Jump on the spring next to the ancient shrine and you will
land on the first floating platform. Jump on the second one and hover to the
third one. Then make your way to the top using the platforms. Once on top,
watch out for the robot enemies. Go on the elevator on the ground to reach
the lost chao.
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D.b. SAND OCEAN
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Upgrades needed : Jet Engine
Large Cannon
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*A Rank -> 3:00*
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Right before checkpoint 2, there is a moving round platform with a flame in the
middle. While on that platform, instead of taking the path of checkpoint 2,
stand on one of the two ledges of this platform and you will see a platform
with a spring on it further in the quicksand. Hover to that platform. Then, you
will see another platform moving very fast. Before jumping on it, you must
break the metal boxes on a nearby platform surrounded by a wooden fence. Once
it's done, hover to the fast moving platform. Don't hover to it while it is
close to you or you will miss it and fall in the quicksand; rather hover to it
while it is far from you, since the platform moves faster than you so when it
will be close to you, you should land on it. Once on it, hover to the platform
with the wooden fence. From there, break the four metal containers you see on
another nearby platform. Once they aren't there anymore, hover to this large
platform. The lost chao is at the end of this platform.
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D.c. LOST COLONY
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Upgrades needed : Jet Engine
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 2:30*
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After checkpoint 2, you open a locked door and end up outside in the space.
Work your way on the little footbridge until you reach a missing part of
the bridge where you must hover to reach the other side. But stay there, don't
go on the other side. Below, on your right, is a platform but you can hardly
see it. Jump down to this platform and you should land on it. It takes you up
to another part of footbridge with an ancient shrine on it. Play Mystic Melody
and floating platforms will appear. Jump on the ancient shrine to reach the
floating platform. Then jump from platform to platform and finally hover to a
door in front of you. Destroy the two beetle enemies and go through the door.
You are now outside again but it's so dark you can't see much. You can see the
flashing red light of a door further ahead. To open that door you must destroy
a beetle enemy in front of the door but you are too far to reach it. Anyways,
hover in direction of that door and while hovering, don't go too fast so you
can lock on the enemy. Destroy it and the door should open. Go through that
door and destroy the flying robot enemy in here. Another door will open to
reveal the lost chao.
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D.d. WEAPONS BED
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Upgrade needed : Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 2:15*
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After checkpoint 3, grab the pulley ahead and you will land on a kind of planes
storage area with four hangars in the left end corner. In the last hangar is
an ancient shrine. Play Mystic Melody here and a warp will take you to the lost
chao.
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D.e. COSMIC WALL
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Upgrades needed : Jet Engine
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 1:30*
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Right after checkpoint 2, you hover up and break a triangular container. Instead
of continuing straight ahead, hover to the right and you will land on a platform
with another triangular container. Break it to reveal a chao container and an
ancient shrine. Play Mystic Melody and a spring will appear so jump on it and
you will land on another platform. Follow the flashing green arrow by hovering
up to a platform with a meteor. Destroy the meteor and hover up to another
platform with another meteor above it. Destroy it and land on this platform.
There are springs on it so jump on these. Once on the next platform, break the
triangular container here to reveal the lost chao.
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E. K N U C K L E S
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E.a. WILD CANYON
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Upgrades Needed : Shovel Claw
Hammer Gloves
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 0:40*
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From the start, climb up one of the walls to reach the highest part of the
area. Find the four metal crates in one of the corners. Once you find them,
break them to reveal a painting on the wall. Dig in the middle of the painting
where there is a brown square. You will land in a room with an ancient shrine,
so play Mystic Melody near it to open the door. Beside the door in the next
room is another ancient shrine; play Mystic Melody so a warp will appear. Go
through that warp and you will now be in a room with the lost chao.
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E.b. PUMPKIN HILL
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Upgrade needed : Mystic Melody (optional)
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*A Rank -> 1:00*
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There are two ways of getting to the lost chao in this level. The right -and
longest- way and the other way, which is quicker. This is the fastest way:
From the start of the level, glide through the 20 rings balloon in front of you
to land on a platform where the Shovel Claw upgrade was before. Then, glide to
the left, following the metal beam to another platform with a rocket on it. Use
the rocket. It will take you to a churchyard on top of Church Mountain. On the
other side of the cemetery is a dancing dead tree and next to it is another
rocket. This rocket takes to Pumpkin Hill, so use it to get there. As soon as
the rocket launches you, glide in direction of the platform in the air above
the top of Pumpkin Hill. If you got it, climb on the platform. There is a tree
on it. Then, glide to the second platform with a scarecrow and finally to the
last platform with pumpkins and the lost chao.
This is the other (longest) way to get the lost chao: From the beginning of the
level, turn around and glide to the rocket on the platform with pumpkins and
Omochao. Use that rocket to reach the top of Pumpkin Hill. On the upper part of
the hill is Omochao. Below it is an ancient shrine, so play Mystic Melody. Go
back where Omochao is and you will notice that there are now floating platforms
leading to a higher platform with a tree on it. Jump on these platforms until
you come to the tree. Now glide to the next platform with a scarecrow on it and
then to the last platform with pumpkins and the lost chao.
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E.c. AQUATIC MINE
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Upgrades needed : Mystic Melody
Air Necklace (optional)
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*A Rank -> 1:00*
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Right in front of you at the beginning is a structure with the painting of a
ghost on it; climb it up. Now rotate the camera and you will see a pulley so
grab it. You are now in a kind of cavern area. Look around to find the ancient
shrine. Once you've found it, play Mystic Melody. A door will open in front of
the rails on the ground. Go through that new passageway and break the wooden
chests on your way. Then, jump down in the water. You are now in the Ghosts'
Room. Swim down holding the B button and take a look around. You will notice
two rings somewhere placed vertically from the ground to the ceiling; they are
leading to a hole in the ceiling. Release the B button once near these rings
and follow the path of rings to the top of the hole. If you don't have the Air
Necklace, be quick. Now swim through the tunnel. You will find a life capsule
at the end and a pulley next to it. Grab the pulley to reach the lost chao.
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E.d. DEATH CHAMBER
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Upgrades needed : Hammer Gloves
Mystic Melody
Air Necklace (optional)
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*A Rank -> 2:00*
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You start in the red room. Hit the hourglass switch in front of you and go
through the door in front of it and through the passageway. Destroy the homing
robot enemy. Then, hit another hourglass switch and break the steel containers
to reveal a little room. Climb up the wall and quickly go through the door
before it shuts down. You will now be in the green room. Jump on the lowest
floor below and make your way to the right. Watch out for the trap on your way.
You will come to an ancient shrine so play Mystic Melody on it. A door in the
floor will open so jump in that new water area and press B to get to the floor.
If you don't have the Air Necklace, be quick. On the other side of this area,
you will notice a hourglass and a ghost next to it. Hit the hourglass switch
(stand above it and press B) and quickly return where you came from. A door
will now be open in the wall. Don't lose time with the ghost though or the door
will close before you reach it. You have to be VERY quick. Keep going on through
a room with two homing robot enemies and another room filled with ghosts and
then a room with two other enemies. There is a hole in the ceiling above you; go
through it. You should end up in a room with Chao painted on doors. These doors
can't be opened so don't mind them. Climb up the wall behind you and move around
to reach the other side (still while climbing). You will notice a closed door
near the ceiling. Under it, on a lower wall, is a hourglass in an opening in
the wall. Glide to this hourglass switch, hit it, and go back to the door above
before it closes. It can be hard because of the camera angle. The lost chao is
behind that door.
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E.e. METEOR HERD
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Upgrade Needed : Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 1:30*
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First, go to the structure in the middle of the level (the one where you fought
against Rouge). Once in this structure, find the platform with a rocket on it.
Use this rocket (if you jump on the spring in front of the structure you will
land directly on the platform with the rocket). This rocket takes you to a
platform with a moon symbol and a spring, so jump on the spring to reach another
platform with another rocket in the middle of it. Use this rocket. When it
launches you, make sure to climb on the blue wall. Climb up to the highest you
can on your right. You should come to a big platform around this space building.
Now glide around this structure to the right until you reach another platform
of the same kind as the previous one. There is an ancient shrine on this one.
Play Mystic Melody and jump into the warp to land in a vertical garage with
another shrine at the bottom of it. Play Mystic Melody again and go in the warp
to fall straight to the lost chao.
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F. R O U G E
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F.a. DRY LAGOON
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Upgrades needed : Pick Nails
Iron Boots
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 0:40*
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From the start, climb up one of the walls to reach the highest part of the
area. Once there, find the place with a big opening in the wall. There are a
few metal and wooden crates and also a spring on top of one of them. Break the
metal crates to reveal a painting on the wall. Dig in the middle of it where
there is a brown square. You will end up in a room with an ancient shrine.
Play Mystic Melody and the door will open. There is a warp in the other room,
so jump into it and it will take you to the lost chao.
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F.b. EGG QUARTERS
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Upgrades needed : Pick Nails
Iron Boots
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 1:00*
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You start in a red room. Go left; there is a passage with a ghost and then a
long passageway with a wire fencing floor. You will end up in a room with a
platform surrounded by pillars in the center. There is an ancient shrine in
the middle of this platform. Go next to it and play Mystic Melody (watch out
for the hidden ghost here though ^_^). Then use the warp. You are now in a
large room with wooden crates on the ground and two ghosts. You can see (and
hear) the lost chao in a hole under a trap in the middle of the room, but when
you approach it, it falls on you so you can't reach the lost chao. Instead,
take a look at the walls. On one of them is a strange looking tapestry with
two scorpions painted on it. Dig into it and you will end up in a room like
the previous one but instead of wooden crates on the ground, there are metal
crates. There are bombs throwing monkeys in this room so be careful. Go left
and break (with A+B buttons) all the metal crates until you find a switch in
one of them near the left corner. Once you activate it, go in the center of
the room (there is a hole) and dig into the tapestry on the ground. You will
land in the first room you were in before. But now, because you activated the
trap switch, the trap will stay in the air so you can reach the lost chao.
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F.c. SECURITY HALL
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Upgrade needed : Treasure Scope
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*A Rank -> 0:30*
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You won't need to find the ancient shrine here. At the beginning of the level,
destroy the enemy in front of you and turn left. Climb on the structure with
the yellow "Danger" notice. Jump on the spring between the two black containers
then grab the pulley to reach the top floor. Climb up the wall next to you.
You should now be in front of an area filled with crates full of robot pieces
and lots of lasers. But don't go there. If you look at the floor in front of
you, you'll notice it's written down "A Block B Block C Block". Stand on the
yellow B Block and use your Treasure Scope. A hidden spring will now be there,
so jump on it to reach a high platform with the lost chao on.
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F.d. MAD SPACE
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Upgrades needed : Iron Boots
Mystic Melody
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*A Rank -> 1:30*
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From the start, you land on a platform with three paths. Take the left one.
Break the steel container to reveal a switch and a spring. Hit the switch
and then the spring. Now use the rocket. It will take you to a "moon" with
a kind of train thing that gravitates around a tower in the center. Climb up
this tower. On top of it is a rocket so use it. It will drop you on a platform
with a star symbol and a rocket. Use this rocket too and you will end up again
on another platform with another rocket on it so also use this rocket as well
and you will land on another platform with another star symbol. Now, no more
rockets. Climb up the blue wall next to you. But climb it to the left so you
find a big platform with three blue lanterns. Glide to the left around this
space structure to another big platform like this one but with containers
floating above it in the air. There is a fence around this platform. Go near
the only metal container here to the edge of the platform and jump down. Don't
worry, there is a platform below with a blue enemy (you can worry about this
though) and an ancient shrine. Land on this platform, destroy the blue enemy
and play Mystic Melody so a warp appears. Use the warp to reach a tunnel in the
spaceships garages. Break the steel containers and go in another warp. Destroy
the flying robot enemy and jump into the other warp. This warp takes you to
the lost chao.
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Section 3.
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C A N N O N 'S C O R E
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You will have to find 3 ancient shrines in order to find the lost chao in this
level. It's long but easy and rather simple.
Mission 3 : Find the lost Chao
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*A Rank -> 7:30*
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A. T A I L S
Upgrades needed : none
There is nothing to do in Tails' level so work your way through it like you
ordinary would.
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B. E G G M A N
Upgrades needed : Jet Engine
Large Cannon
Mystic Melody
Straight after checkpoint 2, there is a small platform you must land on to go
below, but instead of going on it, you will need to reach the door on the other
side. Hover to that door. You might have to hover from the rail to the door to
reach it. Once you reach it, break the metal crates and keep going on to the
ancient shrine. Play Mystic Melody and a shield capsule will appear behind you.
That's all? Yup, that's all. Now make your way to the end of the level.
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C. R O U G E
Upgrades needed : Mystic Melody
Eggman has opened a new path for Rouge now. At the beginning, turn left and you
will notice there is a new open path now. Normally, there was a door here. At
the end of the tunnel is an ancient shrine so play Mystic Melody and a shield
capsule will appear. That's all for Rouge. Finish her level now.
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D. K N U C K L E S
Upgrades needed : Mystic Melody
Rouge has made floating platforms appear for Knuckles now. Leave the water
area and go to the security door near Omochao (the one you must open to finish
the level). There are now floating platforms next to it leading to a hole in
the ceiling. Jump and you will grab a pulley. Once in the tunnel, you will see
an ancient shrine so play Mystic Melody to make a magnet shield capsule appear.
That's it. Use the pulley to head down and go open that security door to finish
knuckles' level.
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E. S O N I C
Upgrades needed : Light Shoes
The last and hardest part. You start from sliding down a pole. Once you slide
down the second pole near the end of the level, you will fall on a kind of
yellow waterslide. Knuckles should have made a row of rings appear on top of
the waterfall. Press B while near it to light dash through that line of rings.
It can be hard because of the water flow (it took me a few tries...). While
light dashing through the rings, hold the stick FORWARD to land on a platform.
Destroy the two blue enemies on this platform to open the door. Watch out for
the three robot enemies inside and finally pick up the last lost chao.
Submitted by maja2- Created 10/20/08